11 years ago
Three outdoor warning sirens in Saline County are currently not working. According to the Saline County Emergency Management office, during the normal test of the outdoor warning sirens this week three sirens were found not to be operational. These sirens are located at Cottonwood School 215 S. Phillips, Smoky Hill Museum 211 W. Iron, and the ...

11 years ago
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback concluded a statewide tour with a stop in Salina Tuesday afternoon. The governor talked with students and faculty, and toured the University of Kansas School of Medicine's Salina campus. Brownback began his tour more than two weeks ago while legislators were on their monthlong recess. He wants legislators to keep funding for the ...

11 years ago
Two heavy trucks crash south of Salina Tuesday afternoon. First responders were called to the area of Lapsley Road and Highway 81 to the report of a two-vehicle injury accident. The crash involved a dump truck and a tractor-trailer truck that collided. Neither driver was seriously injured. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, both vehicles were headed south. ...

11 years ago
Windows are smashed at the Salina Chamber Annex building. Salina Police are investigating after someone damaged several windows at the Salina Area Chamber's Annex building, 120 W. Ash. Police say two, 3-foot by 4-foot windows were broken while 3 other windows were scuffed. The double pane windows were damaged sometime between Friday at 4:30pm and Monday afternoon at ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating two vehicle burglaries that are likely connected. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, sometime between Saturday at 4pm and Monday afternoon at 3pm, two vehicles were broken into - at two different businesses. Police say a 2003 GMC pickup had the driver's side window broken and CD player stolen while parked at MC Auto, ...

11 years ago
Cool temperatures and wet fields are stalling corn planting in Kansas and slowing development of the state's winter wheat crop. Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that just 17 percent of the planned corn is now in the ground. That is two weeks behind average. The weather is also slowing wheat development. The reports says just 3 ...

11 years ago
Advocates are supporting Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback's plan to divert projected savings from the state's Medicaid program to in-home services for the disabled. But advocates for the developmentally disabled said Monday that they'll also push the state to develop a long-term plan for eliminating the state's waiting list for in-home services. Kansas overhauled its Medicaid program, which ...

11 years ago
Authorities in eastern Kansas are investigating the deaths of three people whose bodies were found on a rural property. The bodies of two adult men and one woman were found Monday on the farm west of Ottawa, which is located about 60 miles southwest of Kansas City. Sheriff Jeff Richards said at a news conference Tuesday that ...

11 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas board has nominated 10 properties around the state for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, including two public school buildings. The Kansas State Historical Society says the state Historic Sites Board of Review nominated the sites during its quarterly meeting earlier this month. The nominees include the historic Belleville ...

11 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas doctor accused of illegally distributing prescription drugs returns to federal court for a detention hearing. Fifty three year old Michael Schuster of Manhattan was indicted last week on multiple counts alleging he operated a so called pill mill from his clinic. Prosecutors are seeking forfeiture of money and property. Schuster is ...

11 years ago
Salina Mayor Barb Shirley joining a national group of mayors who support gay marriage was a topic of discussion at Monday's city commission meeting. Ten people spoke out on the topic, nine of them supporting the mayor. The only person in opposition was John Miller of Salina, who asked Shirley to resign. She did not. Shirley reaffirmed that ...